The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-07

the road. be made convenient and,
safe 10y said proprietor in the first
instance, and afterwards he kept up
by the road oyerseer at the expense
OF the parish, and every such pro-
pr'etor or tenant failing or neglect
ing to comply herewith shall, for
every such failure or neglect, forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty dollars.
CHANGES IN ROADS, HOW OBTAINED.
SEC. s. BE it ordained, etc, That
the person at whose request Or for
whose use Or benefit change is
directed to be made in an existing
road, shall be bound to pay all tho
expenses Of such Change, and also
be bound without delay, to put the
part SO changed in good order, with
the necessary bridges, causeways,
bitches, drains, mile posts aud direc-
ton boards, to the satisfaction Of
the overseer of the roads, ia tho
dlStrlct wherein such change shalt
be made; provided, that it shall b.,
necessary, before any change afore,
said is adopted by the Police jury,
receipt or recei pts for all the afore.
said expenses, together with certi-
fcate OF the overseer Of the roads.
that the part of the road so changed
has been put in the order iu this
article required, aud to his satislae-
ton.
FURTHER DUTIES OF OVERS ERRs OF
EoADS AND PENALTIES FOR INTER
FERING WITH ROAD HANDS
WHILE AT WORK ON
PUBLIC ROADS.
SEC. 9. BE it ordained, etc, That
it shall he ard it is hereby declared
to be the duty Of each overseer Of
roads, appointed as aforesaid. to
give notice, written by himself or
by some person authorized to that
effect by him, to all persons subject
to road duty. Of the time and place
OF meeting to work on the public
roads, and what kind of tools each
shall bring with him to work there
on; provided that no person or per-
sons summoned by the ovcrseers to
worl, Oh the public roads, shall bo
bound to work more than twelve
days in each year, commencing in
July at the appointment of over
seers, nor liable to any fine for not
appearing apd doing their duty un.
less they shall be summoned and
notified as aforesaid ten days, in.
cluding that on which the notice wax
given before the day appointed for
working; and provided, that when.
ever it shall be necessary for tho
public convenience, that any road
bridge OR causeway be Immediately
made Or repaired, or that any OBJ.
struction in any such road. bridge
or causeway be removed, it shall be-
the duty of the overseer of such
road to call out a sufficient number
of the hands bound to work on such
road. bridge or causeway, and do
the work required, on giving imme-
diate notice to such hands. That
any disturbance of road bands while
at work on pnblic roads or bridges. .
or any interruption by evil-disposed
persons, shall be punished by fns
Of ten $50 dollars for the first
offensc and twenty-five (sa5) dollars
for the second otfensc, to he collected
by snit, by the oycrseer Of the road.
before the nearest justice Of the
peace, the fine so collected to be
under the provisions of
Section No. 10 OF this ordinance.
That in default of paying any fine
so assessed, the offending party shall
be presented to the District Court,
and on conviction shall be impris
oned in the parish Jail for period
not less than one day nor exceeding
thirty days
WHO TO Be 81 raIMONED. AND PENALTY
FOR GIVING; A FALSE NAME
OR AGE, ETC.
SEC: 10. BE it ordained, etc That
t shall he the duty of each over
seer TO summon all male persons from
the age Of Is to so. except sach as
nav hn evemnt from pnh1;c scrrira